A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Octavia Butler Books in Order

The complete Octavia Butler reading order — 40 books from 1976–2019.

  1. 01 Patternmaster 1976 Amazon — buy Patternmaster Bookshop — buy Patternmaster ThriftBooks — buy Patternmaster eBooks.com — buy Patternmaster
  2. 02 Mind of my mind 1977 Amazon — buy Mind of my mind Bookshop — buy Mind of my mind ThriftBooks — buy Mind of my mind eBooks.com — buy Mind of my mind
  3. 03 Survivor 1978 Amazon — buy Survivor Bookshop — buy Survivor ThriftBooks — buy Survivor eBooks.com — buy Survivor
  4. 04 Kindred 1979 Amazon — buy Kindred Bookshop — buy Kindred ThriftBooks — buy Kindred eBooks.com — buy Kindred
  5. 05 Wild seed 1980 Amazon — buy Wild seed Bookshop — buy Wild seed ThriftBooks — buy Wild seed eBooks.com — buy Wild seed
  6. 06 Josephine Butler, Octavia Hill, Florence Nightingale 1982 Amazon — buy Josephine Butler, Octavia Hill, Florence Nightingale Bookshop — buy Josephine Butler, Octavia Hill, Florence Nightingale ThriftBooks — buy Josephine Butler, Octavia Hill, Florence Nightingale eBooks.com — buy Josephine Butler, Octavia Hill, Florence Nightingale
  7. 07 Clay's ark 1984 Amazon — buy Clay's ark Bookshop — buy Clay's ark ThriftBooks — buy Clay's ark eBooks.com — buy Clay's ark
  8. 08 Suzy McKee Charnas 1986 Amazon — buy Suzy McKee Charnas Bookshop — buy Suzy McKee Charnas ThriftBooks — buy Suzy McKee Charnas eBooks.com — buy Suzy McKee Charnas
  9. 09 Dawn 1987 Amazon — buy Dawn Bookshop — buy Dawn ThriftBooks — buy Dawn eBooks.com — buy Dawn
  10. 10 Xenogenesis 1987 Amazon — buy Xenogenesis Bookshop — buy Xenogenesis ThriftBooks — buy Xenogenesis eBooks.com — buy Xenogenesis
  11. 11 Adulthood Rites 1988 Amazon — buy Adulthood Rites Bookshop — buy Adulthood Rites ThriftBooks — buy Adulthood Rites eBooks.com — buy Adulthood Rites
  12. 12 Imago 1989 Amazon — buy Imago Bookshop — buy Imago ThriftBooks — buy Imago eBooks.com — buy Imago
  13. 13 The evening and the morning and the night 1991 Amazon — buy The evening and the morning and the night Bookshop — buy The evening and the morning and the night ThriftBooks — buy The evening and the morning and the night eBooks.com — buy The evening and the morning and the night
  14. 14 Parable of the Sower 1993 Amazon — buy Parable of the Sower Bookshop — buy Parable of the Sower ThriftBooks — buy Parable of the Sower eBooks.com — buy Parable of the Sower
  15. 15 Bloodchild and other stories 1995 Amazon — buy Bloodchild and other stories Bookshop — buy Bloodchild and other stories ThriftBooks — buy Bloodchild and other stories eBooks.com — buy Bloodchild and other stories
  16. 16 Speculative feminisms 1995 Amazon — buy Speculative feminisms ThriftBooks — buy Speculative feminisms eBooks.com — buy Speculative feminisms
  17. 17 Bloodchild 1996 Amazon — buy Bloodchild ThriftBooks — buy Bloodchild eBooks.com — buy Bloodchild
  18. 18 Parable of the Talents 1998 Amazon — buy Parable of the Talents Bookshop — buy Parable of the Talents ThriftBooks — buy Parable of the Talents eBooks.com — buy Parable of the Talents
  19. 19 Octavia Butler (Vgsf 10 Copy S 1999 Amazon — buy Octavia Butler (Vgsf 10 Copy S Bookshop — buy Octavia Butler (Vgsf 10 Copy S ThriftBooks — buy Octavia Butler (Vgsf 10 Copy S eBooks.com — buy Octavia Butler (Vgsf 10 Copy S
  20. 20 Lilith’s Brood 2000 Amazon — buy Lilith’s Brood Bookshop — buy Lilith’s Brood ThriftBooks — buy Lilith’s Brood eBooks.com — buy Lilith’s Brood
  21. 21 Fledgling 2005 Amazon — buy Fledgling Bookshop — buy Fledgling ThriftBooks — buy Fledgling eBooks.com — buy Fledgling
  22. 22 Seed to Harvest 2007 Amazon — buy Seed to Harvest Bookshop — buy Seed to Harvest ThriftBooks — buy Seed to Harvest eBooks.com — buy Seed to Harvest
  23. 23 Role of Nature in the Works of Octavia Butler 2008 Amazon — buy Role of Nature in the Works of Octavia Butler Bookshop — buy Role of Nature in the Works of Octavia Butler ThriftBooks — buy Role of Nature in the Works of Octavia Butler eBooks.com — buy Role of Nature in the Works of Octavia Butler
  24. 24 Conversations with Octavia Butler 2010 Amazon — buy Conversations with Octavia Butler Bookshop — buy Conversations with Octavia Butler ThriftBooks — buy Conversations with Octavia Butler eBooks.com — buy Conversations with Octavia Butler
  25. 25 Changing Bodies in the Fiction of Octavia Butler 2010 Amazon — buy Changing Bodies in the Fiction of Octavia Butler Bookshop — buy Changing Bodies in the Fiction of Octavia Butler ThriftBooks — buy Changing Bodies in the Fiction of Octavia Butler eBooks.com — buy Changing Bodies in the Fiction of Octavia Butler
  26. 26 Octavia Butler 2012 Amazon — buy Octavia Butler Bookshop — buy Octavia Butler ThriftBooks — buy Octavia Butler eBooks.com — buy Octavia Butler
  27. 27 Changing Bodies In The Fiction Of Octavia Butler Slaves Aliens And Vampires 2014 Amazon — buy Changing Bodies In The Fiction Of Octavia Butler Slaves Aliens And Vampires Bookshop — buy Changing Bodies In The Fiction Of Octavia Butler Slaves Aliens And Vampires ThriftBooks — buy Changing Bodies In The Fiction Of Octavia Butler Slaves Aliens And Vampires eBooks.com — buy Changing Bodies In The Fiction Of Octavia Butler Slaves Aliens And Vampires
  28. 28 Unexpected Stories 2014 Amazon — buy Unexpected Stories Bookshop — buy Unexpected Stories ThriftBooks — buy Unexpected Stories eBooks.com — buy Unexpected Stories
  29. 29 Of Bodies, Communities, and Voices 2015 Amazon — buy Of Bodies, Communities, and Voices Bookshop — buy Of Bodies, Communities, and Voices ThriftBooks — buy Of Bodies, Communities, and Voices eBooks.com — buy Of Bodies, Communities, and Voices
  30. 30 Octavia E. Butler 2016 Amazon — buy Octavia E. Butler Bookshop — buy Octavia E. Butler ThriftBooks — buy Octavia E. Butler eBooks.com — buy Octavia E. Butler
  31. 31 Octavia E. Butler (Modern Masters of Science Fiction) 2016 Amazon — buy Octavia E. Butler (Modern Masters of Science Fiction) Bookshop — buy Octavia E. Butler (Modern Masters of Science Fiction) ThriftBooks — buy Octavia E. Butler (Modern Masters of Science Fiction) eBooks.com — buy Octavia E. Butler (Modern Masters of Science Fiction)
  32. 32 Lessons Learned from My Friendship with Octavia Butler 2017 Amazon — buy Lessons Learned from My Friendship with Octavia Butler Bookshop — buy Lessons Learned from My Friendship with Octavia Butler ThriftBooks — buy Lessons Learned from My Friendship with Octavia Butler eBooks.com — buy Lessons Learned from My Friendship with Octavia Butler
  33. 33 American Literature in the World 2017 Amazon — buy American Literature in the World Bookshop — buy American Literature in the World ThriftBooks — buy American Literature in the World eBooks.com — buy American Literature in the World
  34. 34 Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler 2017 Amazon — buy Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler Bookshop — buy Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler ThriftBooks — buy Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler eBooks.com — buy Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler
  35. 35 A Study Guide for Octavia E. Butler's Kindred 2017 Amazon — buy A Study Guide for Octavia E. Butler's Kindred Bookshop — buy A Study Guide for Octavia E. Butler's Kindred ThriftBooks — buy A Study Guide for Octavia E. Butler's Kindred eBooks.com — buy A Study Guide for Octavia E. Butler's Kindred
  36. 36 Earthseed 2017 Amazon — buy Earthseed Bookshop — buy Earthseed ThriftBooks — buy Earthseed eBooks.com — buy Earthseed
  37. 37 A Study Guide for Octavia E. Butler's Patternmaster 2017 Amazon — buy A Study Guide for Octavia E. Butler's Patternmaster Bookshop — buy A Study Guide for Octavia E. Butler's Patternmaster ThriftBooks — buy A Study Guide for Octavia E. Butler's Patternmaster eBooks.com — buy A Study Guide for Octavia E. Butler's Patternmaster
  38. 38 A Study Guide for Octavia Butler's "Fledgling" 2018 Amazon — buy A Study Guide for Octavia Butler's "Fledgling" Bookshop — buy A Study Guide for Octavia Butler's "Fledgling" ThriftBooks — buy A Study Guide for Octavia Butler's "Fledgling" eBooks.com — buy A Study Guide for Octavia Butler's "Fledgling"
  39. 39 A Study Guide for Octavia Butler's "Speech Sounds" 2018 Amazon — buy A Study Guide for Octavia Butler's "Speech Sounds" Bookshop — buy A Study Guide for Octavia Butler's "Speech Sounds" ThriftBooks — buy A Study Guide for Octavia Butler's "Speech Sounds" eBooks.com — buy A Study Guide for Octavia Butler's "Speech Sounds"
  40. 40 Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents 2019 Amazon — buy Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents Bookshop — buy Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents ThriftBooks — buy Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents eBooks.com — buy Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Patternmaster 1976
2 Mind of my mind 1977
3 Survivor 1978
4 Kindred 1979
5 Wild seed 1980
6 Josephine Butler, Octavia Hill, Florence Nightingale 1982
7 Clay's ark 1984
8 Suzy McKee Charnas 1986
9 Dawn 1987
10 Xenogenesis 1987
11 Adulthood Rites 1988
12 Imago 1989
13 The evening and the morning and the night 1991
14 Parable of the Sower 1993
15 Bloodchild and other stories 1995
16 Speculative feminisms 1995
17 Bloodchild 1996
18 Parable of the Talents 1998
19 Octavia Butler (Vgsf 10 Copy S 1999
20 Lilith’s Brood 2000
21 Fledgling 2005
22 Seed to Harvest 2007
23 Role of Nature in the Works of Octavia Butler 2008
24 Conversations with Octavia Butler 2010
25 Changing Bodies in the Fiction of Octavia Butler 2010
26 Octavia Butler 2012
27 Changing Bodies In The Fiction Of Octavia Butler Slaves Aliens And Vampires 2014
28 Unexpected Stories 2014
29 Of Bodies, Communities, and Voices 2015
30 Octavia E. Butler 2016
31 Octavia E. Butler (Modern Masters of Science Fiction) 2016
32 Lessons Learned from My Friendship with Octavia Butler 2017
33 American Literature in the World 2017
34 Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler 2017
35 A Study Guide for Octavia E. Butler's Kindred 2017
36 Earthseed 2017
37 A Study Guide for Octavia E. Butler's Patternmaster 2017
38 A Study Guide for Octavia Butler's "Fledgling" 2018
39 A Study Guide for Octavia Butler's "Speech Sounds" 2018
40 Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents 2019

Octavia Butler reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Patternmaster (1976). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Octavia Butler — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Octavia Butler books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1976–2019.

What is the newest Octavia Butler book?

Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents, published in 2019.